New York’s Fraud Case Against Manafort Thrown Out
A New York judge agreed Wednesday to dismiss a criminal indictment of the already incarcerated former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort.
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Justices Decline to Overrule Double-Jeopardy Exemption
In a decision that could have implications for convicted former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that a person can face state and federal prosecution over the same criminal conduct.
Read morePardon Loophole Gets the Ax From New York Lawmakers
Changing the law to ensure that no presidential pardon will undercut a state prosecution, the New York State Assembly approved a bill Tuesday to snip the so-called double-jeopardy loophole.
Read moreIn Manhattan Prosecution, Manafort and DA Confront Their Pasts
That Paul Manafort committed crimes within Manhattan borders is by now indisputable. What divides experts, however, is whether the new state charges unveiled against the former Trump campaign chair can withstand a double-jeopardy challenge.
Read moreClosely Watched Double-Jeopardy Challenge Stumbles at High Court
In a case said to be watched closely by convicted Trump ally Paul Manafort, the Supreme Court justices appeared unlikely Thursday to overturn precedent that allows a person to face state and federal prosecution over the same criminal conduct.
Read moreSecond Circuit Says Convicted Fraudster Can’t Claim Double Jeopardy in RICO Case
The Second Circuit upheld the 2016 conviction of fraudster Mikhail Zemlyansky after he unsuccessfully argued that double jeopardy applied to his Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act case involving a multi-million dollar insurance and securities fraud scheme.
Read moreSupreme Court Nixes Double-Jeopardy Challenge to Severed Trials
By a razor-thin margin, an accused safe robber who cried double jeopardy after fighting to have the charges against him drawn out over two trials lost his Supreme Court battle Friday.
Read moreManafort Not Subject to Double Jeopardy, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled Friday that two similar counts appearing on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s indictment do not subject him to double jeopardy.
Read moreTop NY Prosecutor Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Pardon Power
Disturbed by reports of how President Donald Trump plans to wield his expansive pardoning powers, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called on lawmakers Wednesday to plug what he called a “double jeopardy loophole.”
Read moreEU Double Jeopardy
Ruling on a trio of double-jeopardy cases out of Italy, the European Court of Justice found that duplicative administrative and criminal proceedings for tax offenses are not necessarily proscribed by the principle ne bis in idem. One of the rulings does, however, call out Italy’s penalty scheme for market manipulation as possibly disproportionate.
Read moreFifth Amendment Cases Circle the Supreme Court Drain
The Supreme Court seemed to offer sympathy but no relief Tuesday in a pair of cases involving double jeopardy and self-incrimination.
Read moreJustices Agree to Hear Virginia Double Jeopardy Case
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will take up the case of a Virginia man who says his conviction on a federal firearms charge was precluded by his acquittal on two related charges tried separately in the interest of protecting his right to a fair trial.
Read moreDouble-Jeopardy Ruling Helps NJ Shed Outlier Status
Taking aim at a test its courts have used to establish double jeopardy, New Jersey’s high court helped the state Tuesday shed its outlier status.
Read moreEx-LA Sheriff Can’t Wear Badge at Obstruction Trial
A federal judge ruled Monday that ex-LA County Sheriff Leroy Baca can’t wear a sheriff’s lapel badge in the second trial over obstruction of an FBI investigation into jailhouse abuses because it prejudices the government’s case, and also denied the former lawman’s bid to toss the case on double jeopardy grounds.
Read morePolitician Facing Retrial Loses Double-Jeopardy Challenge
Double jeopardy does not bar federal prosecutors from retrying a Puerto Rican lawmaker who successfully appealed a mixed verdict on bribery charges.
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